diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9b9435f0e6..9039177964 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Go Tests
           command: make test-go
-  release-test:
+  test-release:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/golang:1.11.5
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run:
           name: Version Test
-          command: if build/is-release-branch.sh $CIRCLE_BRANCH; then make find-missing-version; fi
+          command: make find-missing-version
   deploy:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/golang:1.11.5
@@ -37,11 +37,25 @@ workflows:
   build_and_test:
     jobs:
       - test
-      - release-test
+      - test-release:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - /^[0-9]\.[0-9]$/
+      - deploy-approval:
+          type: approval
+          requires:
+            - test
+            - test-release
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - /^[0-9]\.[0-9]$/
       - deploy:
           requires:
-            - release-test
             - test
+            - test-release
+            - deploy-approval
           filters:
             branches:
               only:
diff --git a/build/is-release-branch.sh b/build/is-release-branch.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3f8c3c405d..0000000000
--- a/build/is-release-branch.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Copyright 2019 Cortex Labs, Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-branch=$1
-if [[ $branch =~ ^[0-9]\.[0-9]$ ]]; then 
-    exit 0;
-fi
-exit 1;